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Thanks for stopping by. So who is Jo Maeder? I had a long radio career in South Florida and New York City. My memoir When I Married My Mother about moving to the Bible Belt to care for my estranged mother was a bestseller and continues to help others deal with the decline of a loved one, no matter what their relationship. My latest book Zerk ‘Em and Pull the Push Rods: A Wry Squint at Aviation in the Mid-20th Century was co-authored with my father 33 years after he passed. Huh? Click here for more. I also write personal essays and novels about young women in a professional/personal crisis enduring some kind of culture clash (often drawn from my work and travel experiences).

On weekends you can find me helping charity fundraisers either through my work with OneCause/BidPal or as an auctioneer and nonprofit fundraising consultant with Custom Benefit Auctions. What I love the most about charity work are the uplifting stories that grow out of smart, caring people coming together to solve a crisis.

Come join me on my adventures, real and imagined, through my books, blog, and social media. Be sure to say hello. FULL BIO